Aspiring quarterback Connor Wood, #5, warms up during practice. University of Colorado at Boulder had it’s first day of practice today August 6th, 2012. Players had a walkthrough in the morning and a full practice (without pads) this afternoon. The practice is held on the CU practice field on the CU campus in Boulder, Colorado.Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post

BOULDER — Colorado will use two quarterbacks Saturday in a road game against Fresno State, although CU coaches said junior Jordan Webb will remain as the starter and it is not being called a quarterback rotation.

After the Monday evening practice, Buffaloes coach Jon Embree announced that sophomore Connor Wood will get into the lineup for at least a series — and it will be early in the game.

“We’re still going with Jordan (as the starter),” Embree said. “We’re going to get Connor in there. I don’t know if it will be the third series, fourth series or whatever. We’ll get Connor in there for more reps.

“We want to get Connor’s feet wet, give him some game action.”

Webb, a transfer from Kansas, was named the starter after eight days of August camp, beating out the Texas transfer Wood and sophomore returnee Nick Hirschman.

Webb (6-foot-1, 205 pounds) played well in the opening-game loss to Colorado State but completed just half of his 24 pass attempts Saturday in the 30-28 home loss to Sacramento State, an FCS-level program and a member of the Big Sky Conference.

Wood (6-3, 225) made his Colorado debut for one play against Sacramento State in the third quarter when Webb lost his helmet while being sacked and, in accordance with NCAA rules, had to go out of the game for at least a play. Wood made the most of his opportunity, completing a 28-yard pass to freshman wide receiver Gerald Thomas on third-and-18 from the Hornets’ 36-yard-line.

That big play set up a Colorado touchdown, giving the Buffs a 28-24 lead.

“I just looked at the (first-down) sticks,” Wood said Saturday after the game. “It was fun being out there and throwing a pass.”

As the top backup, Wood has been getting some practice repetitions with the No. 1 offense. Look for him to get more this week.

“This is not a reflection on Jordan,” quarterbacks coach Rip Scherer said. “I think it’s important in college football to get your backup guys some snaps early in a game potentially, just so if he does have to play down the road because of an injury (to the starter), he’s not just thrown in there for the first time, or his duty has not only been ‘clean-up’ duty.”

Scherer said he would like to get Wood in early, but the timing could be dictated by the game situation. “You have to put parameters around it,” Scherer said. “You don’t want his series to start on your own 2-yard line.

“We’re looking for early in the game when we have a normal situation, not when we’re backed up.”

Scherer called Webb’s performance against Sacramento State “nondescript” rather than saying the junior played poorly.

“After you start out 0-2, everybody wants to re-evaluate the quarterback,” Scherer said.

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